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Work to be done in the Garden . 
so, if they once get dry they will be greatly 
injured. 
You must also be careful to keep them in the 
lightest place you can till they are in full blossom, 
and if the leaves get dusty, you should wash them 
with a paint-brush full of milk- warm water, or 
with a piece of sponge ; you will be quite astonished 
to see how black the water becomes and how green 
the plants. This, however, must be done in the 
morning, and when the sun is not shining brightly 
on the window. The reason of this is, that when 
drops of water collect and stand on the leaves, 
they make a kind of burning glass in hot sunshine, 
or in frosty weather they freeze the place they 
stand on. 
Myrtles are nice window-plants, and they will 
also delight in being washed occasionally. They 
take a good deal of water, and these, like plants 
in pots, should always be watered with water with 
the chill off. 
Heliotropes and Geraniums and Verbenas, if 
you have any in your windows, must never be 
really watered themselves this month* Their pots 
should be in boxes or in outer pots, and the most 
you should do if they flag is to keep the sand or 
moss between the two pots damp* 
